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Pakistan Premier Wants Afghan Refugees to Return Home 
New York Times - Jan 04 7:04 PM
Shaukat Aziz said he wanted three million Afghan refugees to go home to end the problem of insurgents using Pakistan as a haven.Pakistan province lifts kite ban BBC News - Jan 05 3:59 AM
Pakistan's Punjab province lifts a ban on kite-flying during the forthcoming Basant spring festival.Pakistan plans rail link on its side of Kashmir Indian Express via Yahoo! India News - Jan 05 1:35 PM
The Indian Railways' effort to run trains to the Kashmir valley this year has had an impact across the Line of Control, with Pakistan Railway starting feasibility studies to lay tracks from Rawalpindi to Muzaffarabad, the Capital of Occupied Kashmir (PoK). Pakistan Railway is also looking into building a 40-km link between Dina and Mirpur at the southern tip of PoK. This shorter link (see map) ...PSEB, MDeC sign pact to build IT parks in Pakistan Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 48 minutes ago
DUBAI A leading Malaysian firm has recently signed an accord with the Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) to build IT parks in Pakistan.Pakistan to release insect-resistant cotton variety SeedQuest - Jan 05 8:38 AM
The Pakistan Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (MINFAL) is planning to release first home-grown insect-resistant Bacillus thuringiensis (BT) cotton variety during next sowing season to maximise the production of cotton crop for domestic needs and exports.PM's visit to Pakistan will be 'big' CBM: Dy High Commissioner New Kerala - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
New Delhi, Jan 5: If Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits Pakistan, it will be a "big" confidence building measure (CBM), the country's Deputy High Commissioner here Afrasiab said today while advocating the need to developing trust between the two countries.Pakistan fails to find place for its Consulate in Mumbai New Kerala - 26 minutes ago
New Delhi, Jan 5: Pakistan has failed to find a place for its Consulate in Mumbai, putting a question mark on early fructification of plans by the two countries to reopen their missions in each other's commercial capitals.US, UK struggle to crack Pakistan's terror pipeline: Newsweek New Kerala - 42 minutes ago
Washington, Jan 6: Authorities in the United States and the United Kingdom are facing several hurdles as they crack down on a "pipeline" of operatives, supporters and financiers that shuttles terrorists from Pakistan, according to Newsweek.Jeev to give Pakistan Open Golf a miss New Kerala - 12 minutes ago
Karachi, Jan 5: Ace Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh has opted out of Pakistan Open Golf Championship, where he had finished as runner-up in the last edition.Pakistan Wants Afghan Refugees Resettled New York Times - Jan 04 1:22 PM
Pakistan?s prime minister said today that three million Afghan refugees living in Pakistan must be resettled in their native country.Pakistan's Punjab state lifts ban on kite flying festival New Kerala - 12 minutes ago
Karachi, Jan 5: Taking cognizance of a lift on ban of the annual kite flying festival of Basant in Pakistan's Punjab state, the Supreme Court today asked for a report from the government detailing safety precautions to be taken during the event, which often ends in tragedy due to glass-coated or metallic cords used to fly kites.Diplomats miss golf as India, Pakistan bicker The Telegraph - Jan 05 1:50 PM
New Delhi, Jan. 5: Is India really ready to trust Pakistan with a joint mechanism on Kashmir when it does not even trust the presence of its diplomats in Noida and Gurgaon?Pakistan plans rail link on its side of Kashmir Express India - Jan 05 1:47 PM
The Indian Railways' effort to run trains to the Kashmir valley this year has had an impact across the Line of Control, with Pakistan Railway starting feasibility studies to lay tracks from Rawalpindi to Muzaffarabad, the Capital of Occupied KashmirKarzai not behind Pakistan border plan AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 04 10:42 AM
President Hamid Karzai said Thursday that Pakistan's proposal to selectively mine and fence parts of the border between the two countries will not stop the terrorism that plagues Afghanistan.Pakistan: helping quake survivors cope with a tough winter AlertNet - Jan 05 8:21 AM
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) - Switzerland The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the Pakistan Red Crescent are distributing shelter materials and relief items in earthquake-affected areas of northern Pakistan ... Indian coffee chain blends into Pakistan Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - Jan 05 4:00 AM
KARACHI (Reuters) - India's largest coffee chain has opened a cafe in Karachi, the first of 30 planned in Pakistan, its Pakistani franchise partner said on Friday.'Widening gap' between Afghanistan, Pakistan, says Karzai AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 04 6:50 AM
Afghanistan and Pakistan remained at odds about the laying of mines on their shared border after top-level talks, with President Hamid Karzai noting a "widening gap" between the neighbours.US should consider suspending aid to Pakistan's police: study AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 04 6:22 AM
The United States should consider suspending financial aid to Pakistan's internal security forces because of their failure to respect human rights, a leading US think tank said in a report.Hurriyat defers visit to Pakistan Hindustan Times - Jan 05 6:18 AM
In a major diplomatic move, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, ready with its Jammu and Kashmir solution formula, has deferred its visit to Pakistan until the visit of Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee to Islamabad is over next week.Karzai to visit Pakistan to bridge gaps in bilateral ties Outlook India - Jan 05 7:39 AM
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is expected to visit Pakistan in February in an effort to bridge the growing gap between the two countries that became apparent during Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz's trip to Kabul yesterday.Pakistan lifts kite-flying ban AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 04 5:42 AM
Authorities on Thursday lifted a ban on kite-flying in a Pakistan province after the sport was forbidden last year following a series of deaths caused by reinforced kite strings, an official said.Afghanistan, Pakistan make little progress The Monterey County Herald - Jan 05 3:22 AM
The prime minister of Pakistan and the president of Afghanistan shook hands publicly Thursday but resolved few of the differences the two countries have argued about for months.Karzai, Aziz Discuss Pakistan's Anti-Terror Plan NPR - Jan 04 4:27 PM
Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz meets in Kabul with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in an attempt to ease growing tensions between their two countries over how they fight terrorism. The two leaders held the hastily-arranged talks after tensions flared over Pakistan's plans to mine and fence part of its long border with Afghanistan.Pakistan: Action Against Hunger Rehabilitates Roads in Pakistan AlertNet - Jan 05 3:21 AM
Action Against Hunger - UK (ACF-UK) The earthquake of October 2005 devastated parts of Pakistan, but it left the Manoor Valley less seriously damaged than other areas in the Himalayas. Even so, the Valley is a high-altitude area prone ... Will Pakistan's fence plan work? BBC News - Jan 04 10:54 AM
The BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Karachi assesses the pros and cons of Pakistan's border plan with Afghanistan.Pranab Mukherjee optimistic about Pakistan visit ANI via Yahoo! India News - Jan 04 10:33 PM
New Delhi, Jan. 5 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that he is optimistic about his forthcoming visit to Pakistan, which will precede Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Islamabad trip. Mukherjee will visit Pakistan on January 13 in a bid to invigorate their peace process between the two countries and to invite Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to attend the XIVth ...Pakistan's forex reserves rise to $12.904 bln Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 04 10:42 PM
KARACHI, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves rose $145 million to $12.904 billion in the week ending on Dec. 30, the central bank said on Friday.Pakistan tells Afghan refugees to go home EARTHtimes.org - Jan 05 7:07 AM
The Pakistani prime minister told the 3 million Afghan refugees living in Pakistan to go home. Border watch is joint duty of Pakistan, Afghanistan, NATO : Musharraf The Pakistan Link - Jan 05 7:11 AM
RAWALPINDI: President General Pervez Musharraf said Friday that safeguarding the Pak-Afghan border is the combined responsibility of Pakistan, Afghanistan and NATO.Pakistan's uncertain year ahead BBC News - Jan 04 10:06 AM
Pakistan is gripped by uncertainty about what will happen in 2007 when elections are held, says columnist Ahmed Rashid.Karzai to visit Pakistan to bridge gaps in bilateral ties New Kerala - Jan 05 8:22 AM
Anand K. Sahay, Kabul, Jan 5: Afghan President Hamid Karzai is expected to visit Pakistan in February in an effort to bridge the growing gap between the two countries that became apparent during Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz's trip to Kabul yesterday.Landslide hits two vehicles in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, 25 feared dead: official People's Daily - Jan 05 5:31 AM
At least 25 people were feared dead as a landslide hit two vehicles in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir on Friday, the private Geo Television reported quoting an official.Pakistan PM in Afghanistan amid border row AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 03 11:44 PM
Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz was in Afghanistan for talks with President Hamid Karzai, an embassy official said, amid a row over Pakistan's decision to fence and mine their joint border.Pakistan PM expected to discuss fence with Afghans Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 03 11:29 PM
Pakistan's prime minister arrived in Afghanistan for talks on Thursday days after a Pakistani announcement it would fence and lay landmines on parts of its Afghan border raised tensions between the neighbors.PAKISTAN HALTS RICE EXPORTS TO KENYA Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Jan 04 7:31 PM
Trade / foreign investment Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) chairman Aziz Maniya said on Wednesday that rice exports to Kenya halted due to stringent standard and quality checks being conducted by Kenya Bureau of Standards (KBS).Pranab 'optimistic' on Pakistan visit : Video Business Standard India - Jan 05 3:47 AM
Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee said yesterday that he was optimistic about his forthcoming visit to Pakistan ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Islamabad trip.Pakistan Halts Rice Exports To Kenya Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - Jan 04 7:31 PM
Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) chairman Aziz Maniya said on Wednesday that rice exports to Kenya halted due to stringent standard and quality checks being conducted by Kenya Bureau of Standards (KBS).Pakistan scratching its head as it sees Indian diplomat Vijay Nambiar as the chief of staff of the new United Nations ... India Daily - Jan 05 1:34 AM
The appointment of veteran Indian diplomat Vijay Nambiar as the chief of staff of the new United Nations Secretary General could be a source of "discomfort" to Pakistan, an official here said.Pakistan blames Indian presence in Afghanistan for all the troubles in Balochistan but Baloch rebels point fingers to ... India Daily - Jan 05 1:34 AM
Pakistan is finding it difficult to fight the Baloch rebels. Pakistan blames Indian presence in Afghanistan for all the troubles in Balochistan. Interestingly, Baloch rebels point fingers to Pakistan's discrimination against Balochistan.Power cuts underline Pakistan's worsening electricity crisis Financial Times - Jan 04 8:54 PM
Pakistan's biggest power company yesterday began a nationwide series of electricity cuts in a move that highlights a deepening crisis in the country's sector.Frame 'concrete response' to Pakistan's proposals: Azad New Kerala - Jan 05 2:41 AM
New Delhi, Jan 5: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad is understood to have stressed the need for a concrete response to Pakistan's proposal for joint management and de-militarisation of Kashmir during meetings with top Central leaders including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.The new RAW chief (equivalent of CIA) in India is a source discomfort to Pakistan India Daily - Jan 05 1:19 AM
He is shrewd and he knows what Pakistan's ISI is about. This man has been tracking Pakistan's ISI for decades from India and abroad. The new RAW chief (equivalent of CIA) in India is a source discomfort to Pakistan.Hizb-ul chief too confident of his safety in Pakistan - little does he know he has been already comprmised by the ... India Daily - Jan 05 1:19 AM
Syed Salahuddin, chief of Hizb-ul Mujahedeen, said that he was sure Pakistan will never hand him over to India. But international think tanks believe he has been already comprmised by the Pakiatan authorities.Go fly a kite in Pakistan -- it's legal now Chicago Sun-Times - Jan 05 2:24 AM
LAHORE, Pakistan -- Authorities in Punjab province lifted a ban on kite-flying Thursday, nearly a year after it was imposed following a series of deaths caused by reinforced kite strings.Mosques on encroached land un-Islamic: Pakistan religious body New Kerala - Jan 05 3:27 AM
Islamabad, Jan 5: A religious advisory body in Pakistan has ruled that the construction of mosques on encroached land is illegal and un-Islamic.Call for boosting of Iran-Pakistan economic ties IranMania.com - Jan 04 11:16 PM
LONDON, January 5 (IranMania) - Given the potentials in Iran and Pakistan, the two sides should expand economic ties, said chairman of the board of directors and managing director of Iran Foreign Investment Company, IRNA reported.Pakistan orders legal facilities for Briton held in plane plot AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 05 4:36 AM
A Pakistani court has ordered jail authorities to extend legal facilities to a British Muslim suspected in plot to blow up transatlantic jets.Pakistan is considering a plan to fence and mine the border with Afghanistan [AFP] Aljazeera - Jan 04 5:22 PM
The Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, has said that Pakistan's proposal to mine and fence border areas between the two countries will not stop attacks by Taliban supporters.Pakistan: Caught Between the United States and Islamic Fundamentalism The Epoch Times - Jan 05 12:13 AM
"Taliban bases are in Pakistan," said a Canadian Forces master corporal returning from Afghanistan. In his account, he tried to debunk the myth that the Talibans depend on considerable support from...No Pakistan visas for three CAS state nationals without clearance New Kerala - Jan 05 1:47 AM
Islamabad, Jan 5: Pakistan government has decided to stop issuance of visas to citizens of three Central Asian States of Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan without clearance from its intelligence agencies.Pakistan court remands London plot suspect in custody Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 05 3:41 AM
A Pakistani judge ordered on Friday that a Pakistani-British man suspected of involvement in an al Qaeda plot to blow up U.S.-bound airliners be remanded in custody for two more weeks.Pranab Mukherjee optimistic about Pakistan visit New Kerala - Jan 05 12:03 AM
New Delhi, Jan 5: External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that he is optimistic about his forthcoming visit to Pakistan, which will precede Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Islamabad trip.Pakistan demands Afghan refugees go home Denver Post - Jan 04 6:40 PM
Pakistan's prime minister, Shaukat Aziz, said Thursday that he wanted the 3 million Afghan refugees still living in Pakistan to go home as one way to end the problem of insurgents using the country as a haven.Inzamam confident of Pakistan success in SA Pretoria News - Jan 04 11:24 PM
Karachi - Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq is confident of a strong showing by his side on their South Africa tour as the team gear up for an assault on the World Cup.Pakistan doping verdict due Sunday Times - Jan 04 10:37 PM
KARACHI, Pakistan - The Court of Arbitration for Sport said it will likely rule on the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) s appeal against the lifting of bans on Pakistani bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif within four months.Pakistan pushes border fence plan BBC News - Jan 03 11:44 PM
Pakistan reiterates its intention to fence and mine parts of the troubled border with Afghanistan.In Pervez Musharraf, a man made for this moment in the history of Pakistan International Herald Tribune - Jan 05 8:42 AM
In the Line of FireJura Completes Acquisition of Pakistan Assets Rigzone - Jan 04 3:29 PM
Calgary-based Jura Energy Corporation said that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of producing oil and gas assets in Pakistan. Jura has acquired 66.7% of the shares of Pyramid Energy International Inc. from Asia Resources Oil Ltd. and Industrial Support Limited.Pakistan province lifts ban on kite-flying festival AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 05 9:31 AM
Pakistani authorities have lifted a ban on the annual kite-flying festival of Basant, which often ends in tragedy because of the razor-sharp cords used, officials said.Pakistan and Afghanistan vow to fight terrorism Business Recorder - Jan 04 4:02 PM
KABUL (January 05 2007): Pakistan and Afghanistan on Thursday reiterated their resolve to continue their fight against terrorism and extremism and vowed to further expand co-operation to address the root causes.DOD: 296 military deaths in Afghan area AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 05 4:37 PM
As of Friday, Jan. 5, 2007, at least 296 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The Defense Department last updated its figures on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006.Pakistan reiterates need for border fence with Afghanistan Japan Today - Jan 04 2:18 PM
KABUL Visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Thursday reiterated the benefits of fencing and mining the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, a proposal strongly rejected by Kabul.With Us or Against Us New York Times - 28 minutes ago
Pakistan?s ruler, Pervez Musharraf, tells how he was recruited to the Bush administration?s ?war on terror.?In-laws incensed by marriage mutilate husband in Pakistan Los Angeles Times - Jan 04 12:12 AM
MULTAN, PAKISTAN Outraged in-laws slashed the nose and ears of a Pakistani college student who married a woman without the consent of her higher-caste family, and then fractured his legs with an ax, police and the victim said. Pranab to discuss 'all issues' during Pakistan visit IANS via Yahoo! India News - Jan 04 8:01 AM
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee Thursday hoped his upcoming Pakistan visit will be fruitful as he will 'discuss all issues' with top leaders of that country.PAKISTAN: Pakistan, Afghanistan to promote media ties AsiaMedia - Jan 04 2:40 PM
Kabul --- Pakistan and Afghanistan have stressed the need to enhance and strengthen their media relations by promoting technical cooperation and exchanging media delegations.Kashmir leaders to visit Pakistan to push peace Hindustan Times - Jan 04 11:12 AM
Kashmir's main political separatists will visit Pakistan this month to try set up a permanent peace dialogue process to help end a 17-year violence in Jammu and Kashmir, a top leader said on Thursday.Blackouts highlight malaise in Pakistan power industry Financial Times - Jan 04 9:24 AM
Pakistan s biggest power company on Thursday began a nationwide series of power cuts in a move that highlights a deepening crisis in the country s power sector.PAKISTAN: Registration open to more Afghan refugees AlertNet - Jan 04 7:06 AM
Source: IRIN An ongoing registration campaign, aimed at providing official identification cards to Afghan refugees, is now open to all Afghans possessing documentary evidence of their living in Pakistan at the time of the 2005 census, officials announced on Thursday. PAKISTAN: 'Western media creating mistrust' AsiaMedia - Jan 04 1:58 PM
Kabul --- Media persons of Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday expressed concern over what they termed the negative propaganda that was going on against each other's country despite the fact that people of both the sides had good relations based on mutual trust.'Pakistan needs to re-evaluate long-term growth strategy' Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 48 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD Financial indiscipline and lack of integration between fiscal and monetary policies led to the accumulation of large foreign and domestic debt, a high rate of inflation, and increased vulnerability of the balance of payments and government budget.Karzai tells Pakistan's PM ties worsening AlertNet - Jan 04 5:48 AM
Source: Reuters (Recasts with news conference) By Sayed Salahuddin KABUL, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan have deteriorated sharply over the past year, underscored by a lack of trust ... Official calls for expansion of Iran-Pakistan economic ties Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 04 7:57 AM
Iran - Pakistan - Economic Ties Given the potentials in Iran and Pakistan, the two sides should expand economic ties, said chairman of the board of directors and managing director of Iran Foreign Investment Company on Thursday.Pakistan, Iran Establish $25 Million Joint Investment Company Nasdaq - Jan 04 2:53 AM
KARACHI -(Dow Jones)- Officials from Pakistan and Iran signed an agreement Thursday to set up a joint investment firm for financing trade-related ventures between the two countries, a government minister said.Pakistan PM expected to discuss fence with Afghans Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Jan 04 2:22 AM
KABUL (Reuters) - Pakistan's prime minister arrived in Afghanistan for talks on Thursday days after a Pakistani announcement it would fence and lay landmines on parts of its Afghan border raised tensions between the neighbours.Pakistan PM to visit Afghanistan amid border row AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 03 5:36 AM
Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz will visit Afghanistan for talks with President Hamid Karzai amid a row over Pakistan's decision to fence and mine their joint border, the foreign ministry said.Manmohan s peace initiative with Pakistan on right track: Advani Pakistani Newspaper - Jan 04 10:24 AM
NEW DELHI, Jan 4 (Online): Signalling that Indian foreign policy was based on all-party consensus, Leader of Opposition LK Advani supported PM Manmohan Singh s peace initiatives on Pakistan saying they were in the right direction.Pakistan reassures support to Afghanistan People's Daily - Jan 04 6:11 AM
Pakistan on Thursday allayed Afghan government concerns over the alleged backing of militants by reassuring support to the post-Taliban nation.Pakistan doping case verdict in four months Khaleej Times - Jan 04 7:27 AM
KARACHI, Pakistan - The Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Thursday it will likely rule on the World Anti-Doping Agency s appeal against the lifting of bans on Pakistani bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif within four months.Kashmir leaders to visit Pakistan to push peace process The Pakistan Link - Jan 04 10:41 AM
KABUL: Pakistan and Afghanistan on Thursday reiterated their resolve to continue their fight against terrorism and extremism and vowed to further expand cooperation to address the root causes.Pakistan's Engro to raise funds overseas Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 04 1:44 AM
KARACHI, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Engro Chemical Pakistan Ltd. , the country's second largest urea fertiliser producer, will raise money from international equity and debts markets to fund aggressive expansion plans, a senior official said on Thursday.Kashmir leaders to visit Pakistan to push peace AlertNet - Jan 04 4:10 AM
Source: Reuters By Palash Kumar NEW DELHI, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Kashmir's main political separatists will visit Pakistan this month to try set up a permanent peace dialogue process to help end a 17-year revolt in the ... Pakistan's Aziz to Use Afghan Visit to Discuss Border Security Bloomberg.com - Jan 03 4:08 PM
Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan's Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz will use his visit to Afghanistan today to discuss a Pakistani plan to combat terrorists by mining and fencing areas along their border, the government said in Islamabad.Warid Telecom wanted to establish its business in Pakistan and Bangladesh but did not have the necessary expertise and ... News From Bangladesh - Jan 04 10:23 AM
Warid Telecom wanted to establish its business in Pakistan and Bangladesh but did not have the necessary expertise and manpower.Over 20 feared dead in Pakistani Kashmir landslide AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 05 9:08 AM
More than 20 people were trapped and feared dead when a landslide triggered by recent rain hit their vehicle in the Pakistan-administered zone of Kashmir, officials said.Afghan Leader Cites 'Crisis Of Confidence' With Pakistan Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Jan 04 7:14 AM
January 4, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai says that ties between his country and Pakistan have deteriorated over the past year, Radio Free Afghanistan reports.Pakistan province lifts kite-flying ban CNews - Jan 04 9:23 AM
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) Authorities in Punjab province lifted a ban on kite-flying Thursday, nearly a year after it was imposed following a series of deaths caused by reinforced kite strings, an official said.Bombers destroy power, gas lines in southern Pakistan Khaleej Times - Jan 04 7:27 AM
ISLAMABAD - Thousands of people were left without power and heating in southern Pakistan after suspected tribal militants blew up two electricity pylons and a gas pipeline, news reports said on Thursday.Afghanistan objects Pakistan border mines Khaleej Times - Jan 04 5:42 AM
KABUL - Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai reiterated after meeting Pakistan s prime minister on Thursday his strong objection to the neighbouring nation s plan to mine parts of their shared border.Pakistan's PIA plans to hedge jet fuel costs Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 03 11:59 PM
KARACHI, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Pakistan International Airlines , which buys over $558 million of jet fuel a year, plans to hedge up to 25 percent of its purchases to manage risks from global price fluctuations, an official said on Thursday.We'll fence, mine border with Afghanistan: Pakistan PM IANS via Yahoo! India News - Jan 03 11:44 PM
Karachi, Jan 4 (IANS) Pakistan will 'selectively' fence and mine its border with Afghanistan despite protests from that country, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on the eve of his visit to Kabul.Pakistan lifts ban on kite-flying AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 04 1:36 PM
Pakistani provincial authorities on Thursday lifted a ban on kite-flying imposed a year ago after several bystanders were fatally slashed by glass-coated strings used in the competitions.Moody's Announces Pakistan's Banking System Outlook Stable Nasdaq - Jan 03 10:53 PM
(RTTNews) - Pakistan's banking system outlook remains stable, the Moody's Investors Service said Wednesday. The stability in the banking system points to solid credit growth mirroring signs of revival with stronger financial fundamental, the agency said in its Banking System Outlook for Pakistan.Pakistani minister asks Afghan refugees to leave International Herald Tribune - Jan 05 8:46 AM
Prime Minister Aziz says it will help stop insurgents using Pakistan as a haven.Missing persons are hiding voluntarily: Pakistan PM IANS via Yahoo! India News - Jan 03 11:05 PM
Karachi, Jan 4 (IANS) Faced with growing protests over a large number of missing persons in the country, Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has now said that most are 'hiding voluntarily'.Pakistan's premier in Afghanistan to boost bilateral ties EARTHtimes.org - Jan 04 4:22 AM
Pakistan's prime minister Shaukat Aziz, who arrived in Kabul Thursday, called on Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai and the two leaders are understood to have had discussions on initiatives needed to strengthen the bilateral end economic relations between them.Pakistan: Kite-flying Ban Lifted for Festival New York Times - Jan 04 8:19 PM
The authorities in Punjab Province and its capital, Lahore, lifted a ban on kite-flying imposed a year ago after several bystanders were fatally slashed by the wire or glass that fliers use to strengthen their strings in competitions. The move is only for Basant, the annual festival that celebrates the approach of spring, scheduled for Feb. 25, and glass-coated or metal strings will be prohibited.Pakistan Draws Up Long-Term Auto Policy Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - Jan 03 6:48 PM
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday approved, in principle, Pakistan's long-term auto policy and asked the ministry of industries to submit a detailed auto industry development programme (AIDP) by March 31.PAKISTAN DRAWS UP LONG-TERM AUTO POLICY Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Jan 03 6:48 PM
Regulations / Law Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday approved, in principle, Pakistan's long-term auto policy and asked the ministry of industries to submit a detailed auto industry development programme (AIDP) by March 31.Will Pakistan s bilateral talks with Afghanistan resolve border issues? Radio Singapore International - Jan 04 12:13 AM
Pakistan s Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz is in Afghanistan for bilateral talks, at the invitation of the country s President Hamid Karzai. The visit comes amid tensions between the neighboring countries.